Teenagers are reportedly being tricked and blackmailed into sending inappropriate images through social media, police in the UK have said.

A teenage boy who rugby-tackled a violent criminal after spotting him assaulting two police officers in Britain has been honoured for his bravery.

Freezing fog played havoc with travel today, with flights cancelled, roads jammed and delays on main line rail and Tube services.

Five people face criminal charges after a weekend confrontation with members of a Kansas church group that pickets military funerals because it believes US casualties in Iraq are a sign of God’s punishment for America’s tolerance of homosexuality, authorities said today.